Meet the sixth cohort of Acumen Fellows in Spain and discover how these 20 extraordinary people are tackling the most comprehensive challenges facing their communities and our country, solving the problems of poverty, and building a more just and sustainable world.  

Each year, the Acumen Fellowship in Spain selects a cohort of inspiring leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to solving the problems of poverty and building a world based on dignity.

The 2025 cohort of Spain Acumen Fellows spans diverse sectors, leadership, and organizational types. Our Fellows are bold leaders who thrive on moral imagination: the humility to see the world as it is and the audacity to imagine it as it could be.

The Fellows have had a transformative learning experience throughout the past five months in the Fellowship. They’ve participated in training sessions and immersive seminars, and equipped themselves with tools to lead more confidently, generate systemic change, and scale their social impact.  

They’ve graduated from the Fellowship and joined our community of Fellows in Spain, which now boasts 125 graduates. They’ve also been welcomed into the Foundry, Acumen's growing community of program alumni and more than 1,800 social innovators from around the world who are supporting and accompanying each other in their lifelong journey to build change.

Join us in welcoming the sixth cohort of Acumen Fellows in Spain:

Agustín began his training as a psychopedagogist, working as an educational counsellor in several schools in Andalucía and Extremadura. After getting a position as an associate professor at the university, his entrepreneurial spirit had him switching gears after one year. He joined SNGULAR, a global technology and innovation company, where he  co-directs a Telefónica startup accelerator. This work encouraged him  to take the definitive leap: he now combines his work at SNGULAR with being a partner and methodological manager at Smartmakings, a startup in the education sector.

Alan is a consultant and program manager with more than 15 years of experience leading social and environmental impact initiatives. He has advised companies, governments and organizations on sustainability, social innovation, and impact investment strategies, improving income and opportunities for vulnerable communities. With a degree in business administration from Babson College and a master’s in communication, culture and technology from Georgetown University, he combines strategic analysis and leadership to design solutions that generate systemic change.

Ana is an economist dedicated to the social sector. After several years of experience in international cooperation in Latin America, involved in rural development projects, she turned towards the business sector, setting up community development projects, and understanding the potential of the private sector to generate social change. She will always miss living immersed in other cultures so, as often as possible, she continues to connect this longing with her professional and personal life.

Asunción is a social worker and psychologist by training. For more than 30 years, and following personal experience, Asunción has been committed to the struggle for a fairer and more egalitarian society. She focuses her work and action on management and projects that help young people and women in contexts of prostitution, violence, and vulnerability. For the last decade, she has combined this with the coordination and accompaniment of the teams that make up these intervention projects: professionals and sisters of the Oblate institution, which is a religious congregation dedicated to supporting, accompanying, and reintegrating women involved in prostitution and social exclusion.

Enrique stands out for his adaptability and versatility, specializing in project management and business development, with a high level of English and German.  In the spirit of entrepreneurship and with a mission to generate environmental and social impact, Enrique  has been running Coometas since 2019 with motivation as fuel. His motto: “Technological progress will go hand in hand with social progress or it will not be progress.” His passion: dance.

Francisco is a rural development technician with more than 30 years of experience  focused on poverty in depopulated areas of Spain. His work in the world of associations, private companies, public administrations (city councils), and local action groups gives him a 360 degree view of the real needs of these areas, and the measures to be implemented.

Iñigo has a degree in LEINN from the University of Mondragón. Since 2019 he has been working in the field of sport for development, focusing on football as a thematic focus. He is a firm believer that football — the greatest cultural force of our time and a tool for transformation with great evidence of impact — is not being used to even 1% of its potential. Unlocking the game's potential for change is his life purpose.

Iván is a  technology entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to putting technology into the service of the common good. After creating The Social Coin (2013) to drive global generosity chains and founding Citibeats (2017), a platform recognized by the World Economic Forum as a tech pioneer and by the European Commission as best project in citizen engagement and inclusion, he now leads the national strategy to detect and counteract hate and disinformation campaigns from the Spanish government. An advocate of #AIforGood and member of international digital security coalitions, Iván combines strategic vision and multidisciplinary team leadership to protect the public sphere and promote an inclusive conversation based on data and empathy. 

A graduate in economics Leticia  has been working for 25 years with people with intellectual disabilities and their families at the Fundación Inclusión y Apoyo Aprocor, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. She has held various responsibilities at the Foundation and is currently the director.

Libe is a law graduate specialized in economics, a people and team coach, and a pianist. After 15 years working in the financial sector, she redirected her professional career toward projects that combine culture, innovation, and social transformation. She promotes initiatives that strengthen the creative industries as an engine for change and collective well-being, leading strategies that connect creativity, sustainability, and social impact in the territories and communities in which she operates.

Lorena is a designer and facilitator of learning experiences for changemakers where she accompanies people and teaches them how to solve problems and have a positive impact in their environment. In 2014 she founded .jes, which is a studio, school, and laboratory for changemakers. Through her methodology, Changemaker Process,  Lorena has designed dozens of entrepreneurships and social innovation programs for the classroom and beyond, including NGOs, local councils, and brands. She has trained thousands of young people, educators, and social entrepreneurs.

A social justice activist, María leads international cooperation projects from her role as coordinator of the Kirira Foundation. She has worked in Ethiopia, Peru, Mozambique, and Kenya, collaborating with communities to promote universal access to education and eradicate harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation. Throughout her career, she has transformed the lives of more than 26,000 girls and women, always advocating for sustainable solutions driven by local participation.

Miguel is a computer scientist and economist with more than 20 years of professional experience. He is the founder and president of Saturdays.AI and has helped more than 30,000 people in several countries learn Artificial Intelligence, promoting inclusive learning and open-source projects with social impact. Committed to ethical innovation, Miguel  combines his technical expertise with the creation of global communities for the democratization of technology and its use to improve people's lives. Currently, he collaborates as senior advisor in Artificial Intelligence at the Cabinet of the Presidency of the government of Spain.

Montserrat is a social entrepreneur and activist for inclusion. She founded and leads Monsegur, an inclusive insurance brokerage that designs accessible solutions with the aim of eliminating structural discrimination in the insurance sector. She is also co-founder of ACCEDIS, an association led by people with disabilities that works for fair access to rights, employment and essential services. From ACCEDIS she promotes accessible legal advice, training in inclusion and an innovative professional platform: ACEDISPro. Its work promotes autonomy, dignity and justice for those who have historically been excluded, especially people with disabilities.

An industrial and digital product designer, Nadia  has dedicated her career to creating user-centered solutions. Since 2020, she has been leading initiatives that bring sustainability to people and organizations, designing tools that empower communities and foster a shift toward environmental and social justice. Her work focuses on transforming lives, empowering people as drivers of change, reducing inequalities, and promoting sustainable development with real solutions to today's climate and social crisis.

An industrial engineer by training, Noema  has more than 20 years of experience leading private and third sector organizations and has driven transformation processes that integrate social impact, sustainability, and operational efficiency. In 2009 she decided to focus her career on projects with purpose, combining entrepreneurial vision with a firm commitment to equity. As CEO of Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, she led an organizational transformation that tripled outreach to patients and families, significantly increased investment in research, and strengthened the positioning of cancer on the public agenda. She now accompanies organizations that want to grow with impact.

Paula is a sustainability manager and trained social worker who always knew she wanted to dedicate herself to reducing social inequalities. In 2014, she began her professional career in the third sector and soon discovered that the private sector can also transform the world. In recent years, her impact focus has been on young people and women in vulnerable situations. Currently, she is driving change from the education sector and the B Corp ecosystem.

Rocío is the director of tuTECHÔ, an organization offering a sustainable solution to address homelessness in Spain through an innovative model that combines impact investing and philanthropy. With an approach based on strategic partnerships, tuTECHÔ drives sustainable solutions for people in vulnerable situations. Rocío holds a degree in business administration and management from the Carlos III University of Madrid and has developed projects in Thailand, Ghana, and Colombia, consolidating a career focused on social transformation and inclusion.

Salomé is an audiovisual communicator and anthropologist, and an expert in purposeful communication for social change. She has 20 years of experience telling stories of projects with impact in the media, agencies, NGOs, small, medium and multinational companies, from intern to communication director. She leads the communication consultancy Sacalomejor and the digital platform to give a voice to silenced groups, Humanidad Aumentada. She is an activist for diversity, and since 2025 she has joined the Secretary of State for Communication to combat hate narratives and disinformation from La Moncloa.

Sergi has a PhD in computer science and is passionate about developing innovative solutions that create positive impact in education, health, and the social sector. With a strong background in research and development of digital tools, since 2014 Sergi  has focused on learning difficulties, especially in early detection and intervention. Committed to social impact, he seeks to transform education through effective and scientifically validated interventions, supporting all students in their learning stages.